Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toilful

/ˈtɔɪlfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: toil-ful
IPA: /ˈtɔɪlfəl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing or involving much toil; laborious.

Example Sentences

"1751, William Julius Mickle, "Liberty", an elegy to Frederick, Prince of Wales The fruitful lawns confess his toilful care"

Etymology

From toil + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: toil

Inflected Forms

more toilful (comparative) most toilful (superlative)

Derived Forms

toilfully toilfulness

Questions

How do you pronounce toilful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɪlfəl/.
What does toilful mean?: Producing or involving much toil; laborious.
Where does toilful come from?: From toil + -ful.

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